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Carter and Rearden Earn Don Hansen All-American Honors
The Don Hansen Football Committee has released the 2025 Don Hansen Division II All-America Team this morning. Delta State University Football Linebacker William Carter and Wide Receiver Curtis Rearden earned Don Hansen All-America honorable mention. Senior linebacker William Carter was the top of the list as the Mike backer for the Green and White. The…
Read MoreJermaine Smith Named Head Football Coach of MDCC Trojans, 2 Parts
Part 1: Jermaine Smith joins MDCC after producing one of the strongest two-year runs in Minnesota West Community and Technical College history. Under his leadership, the Blue Jays compiled a 12–2 conference record over two seasons, established a dominant identity on both sides of the ball, and became one of the most consistent non-scholarship programs…
Read MoreMcWright honored with the prestigious Jeffrey Lawrence award
Dr. Anthony McWright, a proud Leland High School graduate, has been awarded the 2025 Jeffrey Lawrence Award — the highest honor given by the Arts Schools Network (ASN), the nation’s largest professional organization for specialized arts schools. The award recognizes the head of an ASN member institution who demonstrates exceptional leadership, integrity and an unwavering…
Read MoreComing Soon: Jim Henson Little Golden Biography
Jim Henson is a name I’ve heard in passing at various Muppet events, so I really should find out who this guy is. But my brain is so fried from watching TV all day and eating sugary cereals all night, so my attention span can only handle, at most, a 24-page picture book. Well, good…
Read MoreStudents support Leland families through annual holiday food drive
Washington School second graders and Deer Creek School seniors pose after delivering their generous food donations to the Leland Food Pantry as part of their annual school-wide food drives. The two schools partner each year to help support local families during the holiday season.
Read MoreUSDA announces $12 billion in farmer bridge payments; Delta Council says help is welcome but “falls well short”
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced a $12 billion bridge-aid package for American farmers to help offset continued market volatility, high input costs, and temporary trade disruptions affecting the 2025 crop year. The aid, announced Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, by President Donald J. Trump alongside USDA and congressional leaders, will be issued as one-time…
Read MoreCal-Maine donation brings hope to the Delta as food pantries prepare for winter
Sometimes hope comes wrapped in eggshells — fragile, but strong enough to hold good. Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., the nation’s largest producer and marketer of shell eggs, has donated 10,800 dozen eggs to the Mississippi Food Network and Extra Table, with part of the shipment headed to food pantries serving the Mississippi Delta — including both…
Read MoreEinstein Was Wrong
Kelley Williams Chair Bigger Pie Forum November 18, 2025 Not Albert, his son Hans. As far as we know, Albert was right about his General Theory of Relativity and other natural laws. Hans was not as famous as his father. But he was the world expert on river sediments. He advised the Corps of Engineers…
Read MoreLeland Deacon Alliance Optimist Club Plan Holiday Events
The Leland Deacon Alliance joined the Leland Optimist Club during its November meeting to discuss community collaborations and festivities. Founded in 1998 by two local residents, the nonprofit Leland Deacon Alliance provides assistance to community members in need in many ways including helping with emergency groceries, utility bills and funeral costs. Representatives Harry Williams and…
Read MoreMovie Review: “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery”
By Bob Garver Since this weekend’s highest-grossing as-yet-unreviewed theatrical film, 205-minute Indian actioner “Dhurandhar,” is playing on only 377 screens in the entire country, I thought I’d take this opportunity to review something a little more accessible. “Wake Up Dead Man” is the third installment of Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out” mystery franchise. Like its…
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